This Specialization is intended for engineers, particularly chemical engineers, but applicable to anyone seeking to develop process safety experience involving process operations. Through four courses, you will cover evaluation of risk and potential process hazard scenarios, toxic chemical impacts, dispersion, fire/explosion, and prevention/mitigation measures including pressure relief systems, inherently safer design, and more which will aid you in gaining important, practical, value-added skills and information that will aid your career, or preparation for a career, in chemical process engineering.
Chemical Hazards and Process Safety Specialization
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Chemical Hazards and Process Safety Specialization
Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals. Process safety experience for engineers, particularly relevant to chemical engineering but applicable to any field involving process operations.
Instructor: Jason White
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4.9
(157 reviews)
Advanced level
Recommended experience
4 months at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Consider various impacts of process safety & design; determine key measures related to chemical dispersion, fires, & explosions.
Overview
Skills you'll gain
- Engineering Calculations
- Engineering Practices
- Accident Prevention
- Engineering Analysis
- Environmental Engineering
- Reliability
- Equipment Design
- Risk Management
- Risk Analysis
- Process Analysis
- Chemical Engineering
- Failure Analysis
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Risk Mitigation
- Safety Assurance
- Pollution Prevention
- Environment Health And Safety
- Hazard Communication (HazCom)
- Process Engineering
- Risk Control
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Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Reliability
Category: Risk Management
Category: Failure Analysis
Category: Process Engineering
Category: Process Analysis
Category: Accident Prevention
Category: Chemical Engineering
Category: Safety Assurance
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Chemical Engineering
Category: Environment Health And Safety
Category: Hazard Communication (HazCom)
Category: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Category: Safety Assurance
Category: Process Engineering
Category: Accident Prevention
Category: Risk Analysis
Category: Engineering Practices
Category: Equipment Design
Category: Risk Management
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Chemical Engineering
Category: Engineering Calculations
Category: Environmental Engineering
Category: Engineering Analysis
Category: Applied Mathematics
Category: Hazard Communication (HazCom)
Category: Pollution Prevention
Category: Safety Assurance
Category: Process Engineering
Category: Risk Analysis
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: Engineering Calculations
Category: Estimation
Category: Risk Control
Category: Chemical Engineering
Category: Mathematical Modeling
Category: Safety Assurance
Category: Engineering Analysis
Category: Failure Analysis
Category: Process Analysis
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Frequently asked questions
This Specialization is designed to be completed in about four months, but may take some learners longer to complete.
Engineers, particularly chemical engineers will do best in this specialization, but it is for anyone seeking to develop process safety experience. The first course is designed to build awareness of this topic and the last two courses are more relevant for the engineers.
This course is completely online, so there’s no need to show up to a classroom in person. You can access your lectures, readings and assignments anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
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